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Star Wars: The High Republic - Eye of the Storm
Star Wars: The High Republic - Eye of the Storm #1
ACT ONE: Ro. The Truth. The Lie. The Kill. In which we reveal the true origins of MARCHION RO, the Eye of the Nihil and sworn enemy of the Jedi Order. In which the lie at the heart of his family is exposed. In which the doom of the High Republic begins...with a single kill.
31 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 12, 2022
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Charles Soule
1,537 books1,700 followersCharles Soule is a #1 New York Times-bestselling novelist, comics author, screenwriter, musician, and lapsed attorney. He has written some of the most prominent stories of the last decade for Marvel, DC and Lucasfilm in addition to his own work, such as his comics Curse Words, Letter 44 and Undiscovered Country, and his original novels Light of the Jedi, The Endless Vessel, The Oracle Year and Anyone. He lives in New York.
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February 23, 2022
“When survival is truly at stake, people make choices that would be otherwise unthinkable.”
As funny as it may seem, I was not expecting this series to be about Marchion Ro. So I was quite surprised when that became a fact.
That being said, this is exactly what I had wanted for so long so I am beyond ecstatic to be able to read it.
It's just being one issue and we have already gotten so much history and backstory that I can say I'm starting to understand his character. And it's all so fascinating. And absolutely not the direction I thought it was going to go.
All the elements that are being added, well, revealed to us chill me to my core and add such a creepy and messed up factor to the whole story till this point that it's crazy. It really is absolutely changing the way I used to see the past books.
If this is only the beginning I'm sure the rest will blow my mind out.
The fact we are back to this art style makes me really happy too because this one is my favorite from all the Star Wars series I'm reading right now.
“Shalla didn’t know how to use the Nihil. She brought us together, and that’s something. She made the storm. But that’s where it stopped for her. Ultimately, she was just a caretaker. I’m the eye of the Nihil now. And I think you’ll see, I’m a man with a vision.”
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Wow.
I had no idea what this was going to be about but I certainly wasn't expecting it to be so good.
This one has the potential to be one of my favorite comic series in this collection.
RTC.
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And here is yet another comic series in this universe. Not that I'm complaining since they've all proven to be really good.
That cover intrigues me a lot because it looks very epic...
March 2, 2022
This was something I didn't know I was waiting for with our "love hating you" beloved Ro. I am in for the ride of this origin story of how he came to be
April 5, 2022
I want to get into a fist fight with Marchion Ro but he has a hot dad
November 6, 2023
Eye of the Storm #1 – “I have technology that can make the Nihil INVINCIBLE.”
January 26, 2025
Review for the 2 issues.
This short interlude follows directly on from the novel Fallen star so be warned that there's no point in reading them without knowing what happened before.
While not graphically beautiful this ultra-mini-series nonetheless has several strengths: It develops the origin of Marchion Ro and the creatures so detrimental to the Jedi while laying the groundwork for the state of the Outer Rim in the forthcoming novel The eye of darkness. All in 2 times 30 pages. Well done.
This short interlude follows directly on from the novel Fallen star so be warned that there's no point in reading them without knowing what happened before.
While not graphically beautiful this ultra-mini-series nonetheless has several strengths: It develops the origin of Marchion Ro and the creatures so detrimental to the Jedi while laying the groundwork for the state of the Outer Rim in the forthcoming novel The eye of darkness. All in 2 times 30 pages. Well done.
January 17, 2022
To put it frankly, this first issue achieved very little, which meant that I struggled to give a rating based off anything other than the artwork, and I felt the artwork was somewhat lacking in comparison to the main marvel high republic series or the monster of temple peak series.
January 15, 2022
I believe that this story would have been told better in another medium (perhaps as a short story?) or as a slightly longer comic series. 30 pages simply was not enough to give Marchion the backstory he deserves.
January 12, 2022
The first issue of Charles Soule’s highly anticipated Eye of the Storm series has arrived and I think it’s safe to say that it’s going to take us all by storm. Stormy puns aside, Eye of the Storm does actually shed a ray of light on why the Nihil are organized into meteorological-themed ranks and it all began on the planet of Everon. At long last, we now know both Marchion Ro’s species and his homeworld, though, given the tempestuous climate of the planet and its people, he grew up far removed from it.
Just a few days ago we crossed the one-year mark since The High Republic first set sail and with that initial launch, we all came away with a list of questions about Marchion Ro, his origins, his backstory, and his motivations. He may be a bit of a wildcard, but I very quickly clocked him as my personal favorite type of character and had all of the attributes that I look for when choosing my new favorite bad boy. He was pretty, he had parental resentment, he was dubiously bad, and he wore an epic helmet. And while that could easily describe Kylo Ren—whom Soule also beautifully provided an origin story to in The Rise of Kylo Ren—there were enough seeds planted in the Light of the Jedi that provided me with an idea of who Marchion Ro had been before he became the Eye of the Nihil. Turns out, I was right.
Over the course of around thirty pages of gorgeously designed pages, with art and coloring by Guillermo Sanna and Jim Campbell, Soule makes good on those planted seeds and reveals what most of us had already figured out about Marchion Ro. His father (and grandmother) had viewed Marchion as more of a weapon than a child—they had forged him into ”the blade’s point” and had machinations for him to be their great weapon to face off against the Republic and the Jedi. That’s a lot of weight to put on a child’s shoulders, even if the child is from a species that seems intent on violence and deception.
While the Eye of the Storm makes it clear that the Evereni are unscrupulous and willing to kill or be killed in order to survive, I find it hard not to sympathize with them. The planet that they hail from was in near-constant atmospheric turmoil and they were forced to overcome and adapt until it reached a point where the planet’s weather was too violent and dangerous. The Evereni were literally born into a storm and it makes sense that they would be tempestuous by nature. Sure, it’s terrible that they turned to killing their own people and others to survive, but there is some rationale there.
There are still many unanswered questions and, given the fact that they’re teased in this issue, it’s safe to assume that they’ll come up later on either in this comic or in a future novel. We know that Marchion Ro has a chip off his shoulder where the Jedi and the Republic are concerned, and this comic seems to imply that the galaxy as a whole has tried to destroy the Evereni. This could, of course, be self-sabotage, as the Evereni do not seem inclined to work together towards anything other than their own insular self-interests, but it does lay the groundwork for something really interesting. Will we finally see what transpired to turn the Nihil against the Republic? What did the Jedi do to Marchion’s family?
I need to know where to file a complaint about Asgar being hot. It was already unfair that Marchion Ro is hot, but his father too? Come on Star Wars, give me a break. I’m disappointed that he threw his mother over the balcony and killed her and I hope that there’s room to explore more of the Ro family dynamics during Marchion’s childhood, especially with the tease about Asgar’s father and grandfather—there’s definitely a story there.
As an undercover literature major, I was quite pleased to see the use of repetition employed during the parallel between Asgar’s ascent to power after his mother's untimely death and Marchion’s rise after Asgar’s death. It utilizes the notion of compulsion to repeat, which of course is something that was postured by Sigmund Freud, but used quite extensively in literary analysis (particularly with Dickensian studies). We obviously saw this with Ben Solo and his compulsion to repeat (and to some extent correct) the sins of his grandfather, but Marchion Ro seems to be a more explicit example of this. It is, in essence, a compulsion to repeat trauma until you get a better outcome; which in this case is Marchion Ro repeating his father’s actions, with the anticipation that he could do it with a better end result. It seems that this is perhaps a pattern of behavior that was initially set into motion by Marchion’s forefathers.
Not to get too deep into literary analysis, as I’m sure I’ll bring this up later on, but there’s something to be said about the next issue’s cover literally showing Marchion Ro holding a chain (the same pose that is on display in the first panel of Issue #1) and the concept of “breaking the chain” which often gets paired with conversations about the compulsion to repeat (something-something about the repetition of chains, you get it). I’m probably reading way too much into it because sometimes the curtains are red for the sake of being red, but I love digging deep into conscious and unconscious allusions utilized in fiction.
The High Republic: Eye of the Storm is a strong first issue that balances answering previously posited questions while introducing new plot points and ideas that will carry through this run. Charles Soule has a knack for writing backstories for my favorite troubled boys and I’m glad he was handed the reins for Marchion Ro’s origin story. Now if only we could get a LEGO Star Wars: The High Republic movie too…
Just a few days ago we crossed the one-year mark since The High Republic first set sail and with that initial launch, we all came away with a list of questions about Marchion Ro, his origins, his backstory, and his motivations. He may be a bit of a wildcard, but I very quickly clocked him as my personal favorite type of character and had all of the attributes that I look for when choosing my new favorite bad boy. He was pretty, he had parental resentment, he was dubiously bad, and he wore an epic helmet. And while that could easily describe Kylo Ren—whom Soule also beautifully provided an origin story to in The Rise of Kylo Ren—there were enough seeds planted in the Light of the Jedi that provided me with an idea of who Marchion Ro had been before he became the Eye of the Nihil. Turns out, I was right.
Over the course of around thirty pages of gorgeously designed pages, with art and coloring by Guillermo Sanna and Jim Campbell, Soule makes good on those planted seeds and reveals what most of us had already figured out about Marchion Ro. His father (and grandmother) had viewed Marchion as more of a weapon than a child—they had forged him into ”the blade’s point” and had machinations for him to be their great weapon to face off against the Republic and the Jedi. That’s a lot of weight to put on a child’s shoulders, even if the child is from a species that seems intent on violence and deception.
While the Eye of the Storm makes it clear that the Evereni are unscrupulous and willing to kill or be killed in order to survive, I find it hard not to sympathize with them. The planet that they hail from was in near-constant atmospheric turmoil and they were forced to overcome and adapt until it reached a point where the planet’s weather was too violent and dangerous. The Evereni were literally born into a storm and it makes sense that they would be tempestuous by nature. Sure, it’s terrible that they turned to killing their own people and others to survive, but there is some rationale there.
There are still many unanswered questions and, given the fact that they’re teased in this issue, it’s safe to assume that they’ll come up later on either in this comic or in a future novel. We know that Marchion Ro has a chip off his shoulder where the Jedi and the Republic are concerned, and this comic seems to imply that the galaxy as a whole has tried to destroy the Evereni. This could, of course, be self-sabotage, as the Evereni do not seem inclined to work together towards anything other than their own insular self-interests, but it does lay the groundwork for something really interesting. Will we finally see what transpired to turn the Nihil against the Republic? What did the Jedi do to Marchion’s family?
I need to know where to file a complaint about Asgar being hot. It was already unfair that Marchion Ro is hot, but his father too? Come on Star Wars, give me a break. I’m disappointed that he threw his mother over the balcony and killed her and I hope that there’s room to explore more of the Ro family dynamics during Marchion’s childhood, especially with the tease about Asgar’s father and grandfather—there’s definitely a story there.
As an undercover literature major, I was quite pleased to see the use of repetition employed during the parallel between Asgar’s ascent to power after his mother's untimely death and Marchion’s rise after Asgar’s death. It utilizes the notion of compulsion to repeat, which of course is something that was postured by Sigmund Freud, but used quite extensively in literary analysis (particularly with Dickensian studies). We obviously saw this with Ben Solo and his compulsion to repeat (and to some extent correct) the sins of his grandfather, but Marchion Ro seems to be a more explicit example of this. It is, in essence, a compulsion to repeat trauma until you get a better outcome; which in this case is Marchion Ro repeating his father’s actions, with the anticipation that he could do it with a better end result. It seems that this is perhaps a pattern of behavior that was initially set into motion by Marchion’s forefathers.
Not to get too deep into literary analysis, as I’m sure I’ll bring this up later on, but there’s something to be said about the next issue’s cover literally showing Marchion Ro holding a chain (the same pose that is on display in the first panel of Issue #1) and the concept of “breaking the chain” which often gets paired with conversations about the compulsion to repeat (something-something about the repetition of chains, you get it). I’m probably reading way too much into it because sometimes the curtains are red for the sake of being red, but I love digging deep into conscious and unconscious allusions utilized in fiction.
The High Republic: Eye of the Storm is a strong first issue that balances answering previously posited questions while introducing new plot points and ideas that will carry through this run. Charles Soule has a knack for writing backstories for my favorite troubled boys and I’m glad he was handed the reins for Marchion Ro’s origin story. Now if only we could get a LEGO Star Wars: The High Republic movie too…
May 3, 2022
If I die before I get to write my own memoir, someone needs to get Charles Soule to do it please.
Seriously, I know I keep saying this, but Charles Soule knows how to tell a story. The way this is told in the form of a stage play is absolutely fantastic, and I felt immersed right from the start. Still not a fan of Marchion (okay, we're not supposed to be, I know) so I can't say I'm completely emotionally invested, but I deeply appreciate this for the art that it is and background stories are always something I love reading.
Seriously, I know I keep saying this, but Charles Soule knows how to tell a story. The way this is told in the form of a stage play is absolutely fantastic, and I felt immersed right from the start. Still not a fan of Marchion (okay, we're not supposed to be, I know) so I can't say I'm completely emotionally invested, but I deeply appreciate this for the art that it is and background stories are always something I love reading.
April 2, 2025
Absolutely no one:
Asgar Ro and Din Djarin: fight my child son
Asgar Ro and Din Djarin: fight my child son
January 12, 2022
From the moment he was announced as the big bad of The High Republic, I have loved Marchion Ro. The joke I made then - and maintain to this day - was that I had no choice. After all, he is a tall, strong, angry boy with dark hair, a mask, daddy issues, and a tragic backstory.
That last part was mostly conjecture, as up until now the books and comics of The High Republic have been fairly light on details about the Eye of the Nihil’s past, apart from the odd hint sprinkled in here and there. That all changes with Eye of the Storm, the two-part Marvel series from Light of the Jedi author Charles Soule.
[READ FULL REVIEW: https://thegeekywaffle.com/home/2022/...]
The first issue, “Ro”, begins onboard the Gaze Electric, with Marchion Ro himself seemingly speaking to the reader, telling us there is a reason we are afraid of him. From there, the issue dives into the backstory of Marchion’s people - called the Evereni in their language - who hailed from a world fraught by storms. Over time, he explains, they grew fractured and untrusting, eventually taking to the stars when their home became inhospitable.
Before even providing a backstory to the villain we have all come to learn about, it is made clear why the Nihil operate the way they do, on such an individualistic basis. The Nihil are brutal because they have to be, because their circumstances shaped them in such a way.
Marchion himself, once the issue dives into his background, is much like a young Ben Solo (stay with me). He is a quiet little boy and a proficient pilot, who only wants to make his father proud. Novels like The Fallen Star describe him as easy to irritate, or unfeeling but being raised in an environment where even your own father refuses to ensure your safety and survival must have an adverse impact on a person.
His father, Asgar, as mentioned in the Tempest Runner audio drama is brutal, and aggressive, and certainly no Han Solo (though the two do share that roguish swagger). If anything, the role Asgar fills is more like that of Snoke, grooming Marchion for a leadership position the boy is determined to fill, while ultimately paying the price for fostering such ambition in poor circumstances.
Guillermo Sanna’s artwork is gorgeous, and appropriately vivid, and grand. For a story telling the long and complex history of how the Nihil came to be, he infuses it with a grandeur and a richness very evocative of stained glass, or a standalone painting. Soule has said before that Marchion is drawn the way he is - presumably meaning like a bluish-gray, dark-eyed Henry Cavill - on purpose. I would like to take this moment then, to thank Sanna for not only continuing in this glorious trend, but for ensuring that the father is every bit as handsome as the son.
It’s true that not everyone needs a tragic backstory, or even really any sort of backstory, but I would argue for Marchion it was essential. Much like Ben Solo before him, I already empathized, but it was obvious many others didn’t. In that respect, Soule adds necessary context and shades of gray to someone written off by many as a one-dimensional baddie. Marchion has played such an instrumental role in driving the conflict of The High Republic that it was past time to learn what it is that drives the Eye of the Storm
That last part was mostly conjecture, as up until now the books and comics of The High Republic have been fairly light on details about the Eye of the Nihil’s past, apart from the odd hint sprinkled in here and there. That all changes with Eye of the Storm, the two-part Marvel series from Light of the Jedi author Charles Soule.
[READ FULL REVIEW: https://thegeekywaffle.com/home/2022/...]
The first issue, “Ro”, begins onboard the Gaze Electric, with Marchion Ro himself seemingly speaking to the reader, telling us there is a reason we are afraid of him. From there, the issue dives into the backstory of Marchion’s people - called the Evereni in their language - who hailed from a world fraught by storms. Over time, he explains, they grew fractured and untrusting, eventually taking to the stars when their home became inhospitable.
Before even providing a backstory to the villain we have all come to learn about, it is made clear why the Nihil operate the way they do, on such an individualistic basis. The Nihil are brutal because they have to be, because their circumstances shaped them in such a way.
Marchion himself, once the issue dives into his background, is much like a young Ben Solo (stay with me). He is a quiet little boy and a proficient pilot, who only wants to make his father proud. Novels like The Fallen Star describe him as easy to irritate, or unfeeling but being raised in an environment where even your own father refuses to ensure your safety and survival must have an adverse impact on a person.
His father, Asgar, as mentioned in the Tempest Runner audio drama is brutal, and aggressive, and certainly no Han Solo (though the two do share that roguish swagger). If anything, the role Asgar fills is more like that of Snoke, grooming Marchion for a leadership position the boy is determined to fill, while ultimately paying the price for fostering such ambition in poor circumstances.
Guillermo Sanna’s artwork is gorgeous, and appropriately vivid, and grand. For a story telling the long and complex history of how the Nihil came to be, he infuses it with a grandeur and a richness very evocative of stained glass, or a standalone painting. Soule has said before that Marchion is drawn the way he is - presumably meaning like a bluish-gray, dark-eyed Henry Cavill - on purpose. I would like to take this moment then, to thank Sanna for not only continuing in this glorious trend, but for ensuring that the father is every bit as handsome as the son.
It’s true that not everyone needs a tragic backstory, or even really any sort of backstory, but I would argue for Marchion it was essential. Much like Ben Solo before him, I already empathized, but it was obvious many others didn’t. In that respect, Soule adds necessary context and shades of gray to someone written off by many as a one-dimensional baddie. Marchion has played such an instrumental role in driving the conflict of The High Republic that it was past time to learn what it is that drives the Eye of the Storm
January 14, 2022
”My name is Marchion Ro. You’re afraid of me. There’s a reason for that.”
Eye of the Storm is the story that I have been waiting for ever since the High Republic saga began last year with the novel Light of the Jedi. Soule takes us back in time and explains who Marchion Ro is, who his people are, where he came from and how he came to be the Eye of the Nihil. This first issue details the history of his species and his childhood alongside the previous two Eyes, Asgar and Shalla, Marchion's grandmother. It was all very interesting!
Ever since Light of the Jedi, I've enjoyed Marchion Ro as a villain and have been dying to know more about him. This first issue already did so much - we get to know who his people are and where they come from, how they came to rule the Nihil and Soule also shows us the environment Marchion grew up in, the environment that shaped him into the man we know he becomes. I can't wait for the next issues and find out more about this enigmatic villain.
The art was great, very beautiful and added wonderfully to the dark atmosphere of the story. I especially loved how the artist depicted Marchion's species' homeworld Everon with its storms, winds and lightning.
I'm very happy with this first issue. All the High Republic comics have been great thus far, and Eye of the Storm seems to be no exception. Can't wait for issue 2!
Eye of the Storm is the story that I have been waiting for ever since the High Republic saga began last year with the novel Light of the Jedi. Soule takes us back in time and explains who Marchion Ro is, who his people are, where he came from and how he came to be the Eye of the Nihil. This first issue details the history of his species and his childhood alongside the previous two Eyes, Asgar and Shalla, Marchion's grandmother. It was all very interesting!
Ever since Light of the Jedi, I've enjoyed Marchion Ro as a villain and have been dying to know more about him. This first issue already did so much - we get to know who his people are and where they come from, how they came to rule the Nihil and Soule also shows us the environment Marchion grew up in, the environment that shaped him into the man we know he becomes. I can't wait for the next issues and find out more about this enigmatic villain.
The art was great, very beautiful and added wonderfully to the dark atmosphere of the story. I especially loved how the artist depicted Marchion's species' homeworld Everon with its storms, winds and lightning.
I'm very happy with this first issue. All the High Republic comics have been great thus far, and Eye of the Storm seems to be no exception. Can't wait for issue 2!
September 1, 2022
(This review covers both issues of Eye of the storm)
This is EXACTLY what I wanted from this mini comic series and more.
We got a good enough back story on the Evereni people (tempest world and whatnot). We got an extra peak into Asgard and Marchions troubled relationship. We got to see Marchion use the great leveler to acquire the nameless and use stormseeds to effectively claim a physical part of the galaxy for the nihil (which im sure will have massive implications for phase 3). And we saw the reaction of the jedi grandmasters and the chancellor following the events of fallen star.
This was a really short but sweet comic. And like Trail of Shadows really managed to set a good pace for my liking.
This is EXACTLY what I wanted from this mini comic series and more.
We got a good enough back story on the Evereni people (tempest world and whatnot). We got an extra peak into Asgard and Marchions troubled relationship. We got to see Marchion use the great leveler to acquire the nameless and use stormseeds to effectively claim a physical part of the galaxy for the nihil (which im sure will have massive implications for phase 3). And we saw the reaction of the jedi grandmasters and the chancellor following the events of fallen star.
This was a really short but sweet comic. And like Trail of Shadows really managed to set a good pace for my liking.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 28, 2022
This issue acts as a double set-up in a way - it's a set-up to the Ro's family backstory (which I can only assume will be squeezed out across another several books, unfortunately) and it's a set-up to the next issue in this series, which is more entertaining and actually tells us about Marchion Ro as a character. It's a nice short issue, and overall I liked the miniseries, but it's hard not to be a little bitter when I feel like it would have been much more satisfying to have this story appear in the actual novels.
November 7, 2022
Fun first issue.
There's a lot of backstory for a planet, a race and Marchion's family that makes one understand him even better. There's not a lot of him in this first issue but i'd say this was satisfactory. Great art, amazing story by Charles Soule (this guy is incredible). I am a fan of Marchion Ro, because of how his story is going so far and because of the voice Marc Thompson chose for him on the audiobooks (this migh sound silly but what can i say? xD) and this issue peaked my interest even more.
Overall: This was a great ride.
There's a lot of backstory for a planet, a race and Marchion's family that makes one understand him even better. There's not a lot of him in this first issue but i'd say this was satisfactory. Great art, amazing story by Charles Soule (this guy is incredible). I am a fan of Marchion Ro, because of how his story is going so far and because of the voice Marc Thompson chose for him on the audiobooks (this migh sound silly but what can i say? xD) and this issue peaked my interest even more.
Overall: This was a great ride.
May 5, 2025
"It was amazing." - 5 out of 5 star rating.
The most adult and dark High Republic (HR) comic I think there is out there in existence.
This is the rise of the Nihil with their original origin backstory unveiled, along with Marchion Ro's as well. Beautifully done. No surprise that Charles Soule is the man behind it all.
We need more HR content that follows this path and less Young Adult and Middle Grade.
What a shame that this is only a 2-part series and not longer! Either way, looking forward to finishing this with #2 coming up next.
The most adult and dark High Republic (HR) comic I think there is out there in existence.
This is the rise of the Nihil with their original origin backstory unveiled, along with Marchion Ro's as well. Beautifully done. No surprise that Charles Soule is the man behind it all.
We need more HR content that follows this path and less Young Adult and Middle Grade.
What a shame that this is only a 2-part series and not longer! Either way, looking forward to finishing this with #2 coming up next.
January 13, 2022
3,5🌟/5🌟 Tak se nám Charles Soule vzpamatoval a konečně napsal scénář k něčemu, co je originální, představuje nám nové nápady a minulost Nihilského vůdce (Oka bouře) jménem Marchion Ro. Tenhle komiks trochu Marchiona humanizoval a řekl nám něco víc o Everonech a minulosti "rasismu" vůči nim v galaxii. Ale! Když to srovnám se super HR minisériema Monster of the Temple peak a Trail of the Shadows, tohle vychází jako nejslabší. Hlavně kvůli kresbě, která to kazí.
January 23, 2022
This provides some much needed backstory for Marchion, his family and his people and the history of the Nihil and their creation as well. However it nets only 3 stars because while it gives a lot of useful backstory it is mostly filler content that I know will build into a good arc and help build the high republic era as a whole but individually this issue was simply not that compelling.
June 15, 2024
Good origins story
Nice presentation of where both the Nihil and Marchion Ro come from. I especially like how the isolation of their ancestral home world shaped their view of the galaxy. It is easy to see how their worldview led to an organic and logical transformation into what the Nihil would ultimately become.
Nice presentation of where both the Nihil and Marchion Ro come from. I especially like how the isolation of their ancestral home world shaped their view of the galaxy. It is easy to see how their worldview led to an organic and logical transformation into what the Nihil would ultimately become.
December 3, 2025
From just reading the comics in order, this is a letdown. this feels like it should be attached to an outright novel, as the act breaks read like chapter synopsis bits, whereas other high Republic comics have a "Crawl" intro. probably neat tidbits for a greater story, but I can only rate off current context.
March 9, 2026
This read was AMAZING!! HOLY COW!!!
Charles Soule delivered another jaw-dropping (mini) comics series (it is two chapters so I'm not sure if its a miniseries or a one-shot).
In any case, this and Daniel José Older's Trail of Shadows are my favourite THR comics so far.
Definitely reccomend this read for anybody interested in THR multimedia initiative!
Charles Soule delivered another jaw-dropping (mini) comics series (it is two chapters so I'm not sure if its a miniseries or a one-shot).
In any case, this and Daniel José Older's Trail of Shadows are my favourite THR comics so far.
Definitely reccomend this read for anybody interested in THR multimedia initiative!
January 29, 2022
A solid storyline that offers some welcome insight on what makes Marchion Ro tick as a villain. A little too much narration at the beginning, but otherwise the nice artwork and the compelling ideas carried it.
March 3, 2022
Marc lore Marc lore
March 21, 2022
Boring 2 out of 5 stars...
April 3, 2022
Love that they are giving us a glimpse into the history of this character
April 16, 2022
The origin of the Eye of the Storm and The Nihils are clearly explained, a most wanted tie in of the novels...
April 30, 2022
Best High Republic comic yet.
June 18, 2022
rating for both volumes - 4/5
June 22, 2022
Artwork could be better, but this sheds a bit more light on the Nihil.
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